Mercury Records is to abolish the production of physical CD singles.
The music label has reported that 99% of its single sales are downloads, leading it to announce the end of single CD production.
The record label is home to artists including The Killers, Arcade Fire, U2 and Elton John.
Discs will still be available for special circumstances, such as charity singles.
"Major labels have struggled to find a way of coping with the relatively small runs that a physical single entails," said Ian McCann of Record Collector magazine.
"But real records are still must-have items."
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